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August 11, 2021
 
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Goosehead Unveils 'Digital Agent' Platform for Personal Lines Consumers

Insurance technology company Goosehead Insurance Inc. will launch on Wednesday a web-based service aimed at people shopping for personal...
 

Ally Financial to Offer Home Insurance in Partnership With Hippo

U.S. online bank Ally Financial has agreed to a partnership with home insurance provider Hippo Holdings Inc. that will allow it to offer...
 

Suit Accuses Brown University of Failing to Protect Women From Sexual Misconduct

Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal...
 

Tyson Foods Says Employees Getting Shots After Vaccine Mandate

About 5,400 Tyson Foods Inc. employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or received their first shots since the meat processor...
 

Epstein Victims Fund Wraps Up After Paying More Than $120 Million in Claims

A fund to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein is concluding its claims process after awarding more than $120 million, its administrator...
 

How Material, Labor Price Hikes Are Affecting Property Insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs,...
 

How Evolving Copyright Law Is Opening New Doors for Litigation

There has been a substantial uptick in litigation involving copyright infringement in the music industry thanks a groundbreaking decision...
 

How To Invest In People

No, this article is not about money. This article is about time. And people. And how your investment in them can bring...
 
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East

 

Amazon Loses Bid to Halt New York Warehouse COVID Safety Probe

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Amazon.com Inc's lawsuit to block New York's attorney general from investigating the online...
 

Connecticut Seeks Disaster Declaration for Crop Damage

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced he is seeking a disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers...
 

Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Face Dire Climate Change Impact

The famous islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket in Massachusetts are facing serious impacts from rising sea levels and more...
 

Northern Maine School Library Burns, Bookstores Raise Funds

After a fire at an elementary school library in northern Maine destroyed its collection of books, a bookstore at the other end of the...
 

People Moves: SAN Group Names Inverso Regional VP; Jencap Promotes Smith, Orlando

SAN Group New Hampshire-based Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group, Inc. has promoted Anthony Inverso to Regional Vice President of...
 
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Midwest

 

Berkley Program Specialists, Illinois' CISA Partner on Condominium Insurance

Berkley Program Specialists, a Berkley Company, and Condominium Insurance Specialists of America (CISA) are partnering to provide...
 

Tornadoes Reported in Northern Chicago Suburbs

The National Weather Service on Aug. 9 received reports of tornadoes in the suburbs north of Chicago that damaged homes and knocked down...
 

Officials: Illness Outbreak at Kansas Splash Park Not Caused by Zoo Animals

An outbreak of illness at a splash park near Wichita, Kansas, was not caused by animals at its interactive zoo, health officials said....
 

Illinois Cooperative Faces $303K in Fines, Cited for Grain-Handling Violations

A central Illinois grain-handling cooperative exposed workers to serious engulfment hazards when soybeans collapsed inside a Monticello...
 
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Southeast

 

Contract Worker at Georgia Perdue Farms Plant Fatally Electrocuted

A contract worker at a chicken processing plant in Georgia died after he was electrocuted while cleaning at the Perdue Farms facility,...
 

Alabama Lawsuit Says Minor League Baseball Manager Sexually Harassed Batboy

A former minor league batboy has filed a lawsuit accusing longtime major league shortstop Omar Vizquel of sexual harassment during...
 

Trucking Companies Sued Over Alabama Crash That Killed 10

The driver of a girls home van in which eight children died in a fiery interstate crash in Alabama has filed suit against trucking...
 
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South Central

 

Appeals Court Revives Suit Challenging Arkansas 'Ag-Gag' Law

A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from...
 

Austin's Incline P&C Group, Hippo Team Up on Home Insurance

Austin, Texas-based insurance program market services firm Incline P&C Group entered a new issuing carrier relationship with Hippo...
 

Texas Auto Recycler Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $90K

A Texas-based auto recycler will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, officials said. In addition, K&L Auto...
 
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West

 

Large California Fire Grows, Montana Blaze Threatens Towns

California's largest single wildfire continued growing after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations...
 

Family of Man Killed in California by Police Putting Knee to His Neck Sues

Family members of a Navy veteran who died after a Northern California police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes...
 

Deputies Shot in Ambush File Lawsuit in California Against 'Ghost Gun' Kit Maker

Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company for making the parts for a...
 

Tennis Led GetAQuote.com Founder Down His Path for Success

Tennis was Marcio Pepe's lead into insurance - and to success in the business - and it was a path laid years ago before he was an adult...
 
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International & Reinsurance

 

Insurance Becomes Top Operating Cost Concern for Small Canadian Firms: Survey

Insurance has become the top operating cost concern for small businesses in Canada with seven in ten reporting that their premiums have...
 

Massive Wildfire Devours Forests on Greek Island of Evia

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A massive wildfire burning for days on the northern tip of Greece's second largest island continued to devour...
 

Alibaba Scandal Sparks #MeToo Reverberations in C-Suites Across China

Few paid much attention when she first turned up at the center of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s packed cafeteria on Friday, a stack of...
 

New MGA Hoxton Insurance Services Offers Mid/High Net Worth Personal Lines Cover

Hoxton Insurance Services, a new managing general agent (MGA) that trades exclusively through brokers, has been launched by MGA...
 

Lockton Re Partners with Nephila Capital to Launch Automated ILS Placement Solution

Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world's largest privately held independent insurance broker, announced a...
 

People Moves: Gallagher Names Hughes as Aerospace Consultant; Tokio Marine HCC Hires Faubert for Credit & Political Risk; Enstar's CFO to Step Down

This edition of International People Moves covers appointments for broker Gallagher in London, for insurer Tokio Marine HCC - Credit...
 
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Insurance Journal Blogs and Columns

 

What Property and Casualty Insurers Need to Know About Using Credit in Underwriting

This post is part of a series sponsored by TransUnion. Credit-based insurance risk scores draw from credit data to more accurately assess...
 
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Research and Webinars

 
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What's Next for the P&C Industry in 2021?

The 2021 P&C Market Outlook Executive Summary provides agents with a valuable breakdown of the price predictions for...
 
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Addressing Professional Liability Risks for CPA Firms

With today's expanding technology and issues surrounding audits, cybersecurity, regulatory & tax reform challenges as well...
 
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Trends Impacting Your Transportation Clients

Agents and brokers dealing with transportation clients should have a solid grasp on the pandemic induced developments impacting...
 
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Beyond Survival: Key Strategies to Thrive as an Independent Agent

We surveyed and interviewed independent agents from across the United States to understand the hurdles they face, the...
 
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The Dangers of Mold to Policyholders

Indoor mold is potentially dangerous and destructive – you don't want it in your home or business! Mold is found everywhere...
 
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Cal/OSHA is cautioning California employers to be prepared to protect workers from unhealthy...
 
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